šermovat

Czech

Etymology

Derived from Middle High German schërmen (to fence, to screen, to protect),[1] from Old High German skirmen, from Proto-West Germanic *skirmijan, from Proto-Indo-European *sker- (to cut),[2] + -ovat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃɛrmovat]

Verb

šermovat impf

  1. to fence (to engage in the sport of fencing)

Conjugation

References

  1. Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
  2. "šermovat" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Further reading

  • šermovati in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • šermovati in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • šermovat in Internetová jazyková příručka
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